Yesterday on Facebook I noticed that Jeni of
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams was going to be in the Nashville store from 12:00-1:00pm. I had just gotten to work, but I hopped back in my car & drove home to get my copy of
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams At Home (which I wrote about
here), then Claudia & I trekked over to East Nashville. We got there right as the doors opened & were the first ones there to meet Jeni. She was AWESOME! As she was talking to us about ice cream, her passion for what she does really shone through. I love that! On the way out she mentioned something about being in Nashville a lot, but not really knowing a lot of people here, to which I responded (WAY too eagerly), "I'll be your friend!" She was so nice. I already loved her just because her ice cream has changed my life (and waistline), but now that I've met her, I sincerely want to be her friend. So.... coming soon, in 2012: Kim & Jeni, palling around Nashville, eating ice cream, hanging out - you know, being awesome.
My second book signing yesterday wasn't as impromptu as the first. I registered awhile back for the
Design*Sponge book signing event at West Elm. My friend Alexis got one of the coveted spots for the crafting event, so Katie & I met her there afterwards to meet Grace & get our books signed. Grace was great. She signed our books & then took a picture with us. We hung out in the store for awhile, eating snacks & taking advantage of the Smilebooth photo set-up. I saw a lot of friends there & just generally had a really nice time. Thanks, Design*Sponge!
